Use long, different passwords of at least 12 characters and turn on two-step verification everywhere.
Do not click links in suspicious texts and emails. Your bank or the police will never ask for your password.
If someone calls on behalf of a relative asking for money, hang up and call the relative yourself.
Back up important files regularly, also off your computer.
Check messages that anger or frighten you against official sources before sharing them.
Be alert when a message tries to set you against your family or neighbours.
Based on public recommendations of the Slovak Interior Ministry and civil protection. In an emergency always follow the authorities and rescuers. Checked 2026-11-03. Emergency number: 112.